Body bolt absorber assembly

Abstract

The body bolt absorber assembly includes a lower body absorber made from rubber or a similar material with an undersized aperture, formed either during manufacture or by subsequent piercing, to slideably engage and capture a bolt. The lower body absorber further includes interior cylindrical walls with an inwardly extending lip thereby forming a chamber to engage and capture a washer. The washer includes an aperture through which the shaft of the bolt passes. The engagement and capture of the bolt and the washer provides for a one-piece modular assembly.

What is claimed is:  
     
       1. A body absorber for use in combination with a bolt and a washer including: 
       exterior surfaces formed about an axis;  
       a transverse wall formed between said exterior surfaces and transverse to said axis, said transverse wall being capable of forming an aperture with a diameter smaller than that of a shaft of the bolt, wherein elasticity of said wall allows said aperture to stretch to slideably capture the shaft of the bolt; and  
       a disk shaped cavity constructed and arranged to capture the washer therewithin, wherein the shaft of the bolt passes through an aperture of the washer.  
     
     
       2. The body absorber of  claim 1  wherein said aperture is formed during manufacture of said body absorber. 
     
     
       3. A body absorber for use in combination with a bolt and a washer including: 
       exterior surfaces formed about an axis;  
       a transverse wall formed between said exterior surfaces and transverse to said axis, said transverse wall being capable of being pierced subsequent to manufacture thereby forming an aperture with a diameter smaller than that of a shaft of the bolt, wherein elasticity of said wall allows said aperture to stretch to slideably capture the shaft of the bolt; and  
       a disk shaped cavity constructed and arranged to capture a washer, wherein the shaft of the bolt passes through an aperture of the washer.  
     
     
       4. The body absorber of  claim 2  or  claim 3  wherein said disk shaped cavity is formed adjacent to said transverse wall. 
     
     
       5. The body absorber of  claim 4  wherein said transverse wall forms a surface bounding said disk shaped cavity. 
     
     
       6. The body absorber of  claim 5  further including a first interior cylindrical wall extending from a first side of said transverse wall further bounding said disk shaped cavity. 
     
     
       7. The body absorber of  claim 6  wherein an inwardly extending lip is formed at an end of said first interior cylindrical wall thereby further bounding said disk shaped cavity. 
     
     
       8. The body absorber of  claim 7  further including a thickened section formed on a second side of said transverse wall, throughout an outer portion of a radius of said transverse wall. 
     
     
       9. The body absorber of  claim 8  further including a second interior cylindrical wall extending from said thickened section. 
     
     
       10. The body absorber of  claim 9  wherein said exterior surfaces include an oblique exterior surface joining said second interior cylindrical wall thereby forming a circular apex. 
     
     
       11. The body absorber of  claim 10  wherein said exterior surfaces include a first exterior circular chamfer and a second exterior circular chamfer separated by an exterior cylindrical wall. 
     
     
       12. The body absorber of  claim 11  wherein said exterior surfaces are rotationally symmetric about said axis. 
     
     
       13. A body absorber assembly including: 
       a bolt with a head and a shaft;  
       a washer with a central aperture therethrough;  
       a body absorber including:  
       exterior surfaces formed about an axis;  
       a transverse wall formed between said exterior surfaces and transverse to said axis, said transverse wall including an aperture with a diameter smaller than that of said shaft of said bolt, wherein elasticity of said wall allows said aperture to stretch to slideably capture said shaft of said bolt; and  
       a disk shaped cavity constructed and arranged to capture said washer therewithin, wherein said shaft of said bolt passes through said central aperture of said washer.  
     
     
       14. The body absorber assembly of  claim 13  wherein said aperture is formed during manufacture. 
     
     
       15. A body absorber assembly including: 
       a bolt with a head and a shaft;  
       a washer with a central aperture therethrough;  
       a body absorber including:  
       exterior surfaces formed about an axis;  
       a transverse wall formed between said exterior surfaces and transverse to said axis, said transverse wall being capable of being pierced subsequent to manufacture thereby forming an aperture with a diameter smaller than that of a shaft of the bolt, wherein elasticity of said wall allows said aperture to stretch to slideably capture said shaft of said bolt; and  
       a disk shaped cavity constructed and arranged to capture said washer, wherein said shaft of said bolt passes through said central aperture of said washer.  
     
     
       16. The body absorber assembly of  claim 14  or  claim 15  wherein said disk shaped cavity is formed adjacent to said transverse wall. 
     
     
       17. The body absorber assembly of  claim 16  wherein said transverse wall forms a surface bounding said disk shaped cavity. 
     
     
       18. The body absorber assembly of  claim 17  further including a first interior cylindrical wall extending from a first side of said transverse wall further bounding said disk shaped cavity. 
     
     
       19. The body absorber assembly of  claim 18  wherein an inwardly extending lip is formed at an end of said first interior cylindrical wall thereby further bounding said disk shaped cavity. 
     
     
       20. The body absorber assembly of  claim 19  further including a thickened section formed on a second side of said transverse wall, throughout an outer portion of a radius of said transverse wall. 
     
     
       21. The body absorber assembly of  claim 20  further including a second interior cylindrical wall extending from said thickened section. 
     
     
       22. The body absorber assembly of  claim 21  wherein said exterior surfaces include an oblique exterior surface joining said second interior cylindrical wall thereby forming a circular apex. 
     
     
       23. The body absorber assembly of  claim 22  wherein said exterior surfaces include a first exterior circular chamfer and a second exterior circular chamfer separated by an exterior cylindrical wall. 
     
     
       24. The body absorber assembly of  claim 23  wherein said exterior surfaces are rotationally symmetric about said axis.